Summary: Demeter is the Greek Goddess of grain.
- names
- basic information
- relations
- magick
- candle color
- astrology
- planet
- herbs
- myths
- holy days
- priests/priestesses
names:
Greek name: Demeter
Some scholars believe that Demeter means “Barley Mother”.
Roman name: Ceres
(NOTE: In addition to native variations by locality or over time, there are often several possible transliterations into the Roman alphabet used for English.)
basic information:
Demeter: Greek goddess of grain. Earth Goddess. Goddess of agriculture, prosperity, wealth, and success.
Demeter’s relations:
Demeter’s daughter is Persephone.
Considered by the Greeks to be the same Goddess as the Roman Ceres.
magickal information and correspondences:
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Sacred candle color: green and orange
spells:
magick success bath: Call upon Demeter while taking a ritual bath using bath salts, sweet orange essential oil and rosemary essential oil. Note that esential oils are very concentrated and very expensive. Only use a drop of each.
astrology associated with Demeter:
Chinese astrology:
Demeter is an Earth Goddess and therefore related to the Chinese atsrological signs of Pig and Ox.
planet:
Planet: Earth
herbs associated with Demeter:
- barley
- grain
- mint
- pomegranate
- wheat
- whole grains
myths and beliefs:
See also rape of Persephone.
holy days:
Wednesday: Demeter is associated with Wednesday.
Saturday: Demeter is associated with Saturday.
June: Demeter is associated with June.
July: Demeter is associated with July.
October: Demeter is associated with October.
November: Demeter is associated with November.
ritual:
The Eleusinian Mysteries from their earliest stages included an alcoholic drink called kykeon made from barley and herbs. The kykeon was drank by the initiates.
other:
Demeter — Goddess of Grain. Perhaps the most human goddess, Demeter represents the powerful bond between mother and daughter. She was worshipped in Greece as early as 1500 BCE. Stolen by Hades, Persephone was mown down and torn from her mother exactly as the sheaf in grain goddess Demeter’s hand is reaped from the bosom of Mother Earth. The highest mystical’truths regarding time, suffering,and spiritual regeneration were embodied in Demeter’s mystery religion, which was widely influential on the Roman Empire. Much of this symbolism was subsumed by Christianity. —picture and text © 1996 JBL Statues (now called Sacred Source), original text created by Tom Laudeman
religious title certificate
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external links:
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